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Nutrition & Obesity Medicine
Cohort
Breast cancer chemotherapy associated with taste alterations and dietary changes in Italian cohort
Chemo Taste Changes: Patients Feel More Than Tests Detect
This prospective observational cohort study evaluated female patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy at Candiolo Cancer Institut…
New research shows chemotherapy changes how food tastes, but standard tests might not catch it all.
Frontiers
Apr 22, 2026
Oncology
Cohort
Medicinal mushrooms may support immune function and tolerability in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
Mushrooms Might Help Your Body Fight Cancer
This narrative review examined medicinal mushrooms (Trametes versicolor, Lentinula edodes, Grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum, Cordyceps sp…
Adding specific mushroom extracts to chemotherapy could help your body handle treatment better and fight cancer more effectively.
Frontiers
Apr 21, 2026
Drug Pipeline
Meta-analysis
Network meta-analysis of immunotherapy for persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer
Do newer immunotherapies help people with advanced cervical cancer live longer?
This systematic review and network meta-analysis of phase III trials synthesized evidence on first-line immunotherapy regimens for persisten…
Newer immunotherapy combinations help people with advanced cervical cancer live longer and shrink tumors better than standard chemotherapy a…
Frontiers
Apr 19, 2026
Oncology
Phase III
SCOPE platform predicts outcomes for metastatic colorectal and pancreatic cancers using organoid screening
A Lab-Built Tumor Test May Predict If Cancer Drugs Will Work
This preclinical platform development study utilized a machine learning system integrating patient-derived organoids and clinical data to pr…
A platform called SCOPE uses tiny lab-grown copies of a patient's tumor to predict — before a large trial even starts — whether a cancer dru…
medRxiv
Apr 18, 2026
Oncology
RCT
Combining chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and high-dose radiation achieved remission in a patient with cervical esophageal adenocarcinoma
Rare throat cancer vanishes after bold three-pronged treatment
This case report describes a 39-year-old male with cervical esophageal adenocarcinoma treated with standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy c…
A 39-year-old man with rare throat cancer reached complete remission after doctors combined chemo, immunotherapy, and high-dose radiation.
Frontiers
Apr 15, 2026
Oncology
RCT
Intravenous vitamin C did not reduce gastrointestinal toxicities but attenuated platelet decline in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
Intravenous vitamin C may help protect platelets during cancer treatment in Thailand
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Thailand assessed 2 g of intravenous vitamin C prior to chemotherapy in patients wit…
Intravenous vitamin C helped slow platelet loss in Thai cancer patients undergoing treatment, though it did not reduce common side effects l…
Apr 14, 2026